goodies from the east

i love traveling to asia, especially japan. they have some of the greatest organization trinkets known to man. however, i was also pleasantly surprised by the awesome goodies that could be found in thailand as well. now for anyone wanting to travel to thailand, i highly recommend it. its super affordable and there is so much to see and do. i will be following up with some posts about stuff to do in thailand, but first here are the goodies i got while abroad.

1] washi tape. basically it's fancy masking tape. made in japan and horrendously expensive in the US, so i may have gone a little washi crazy in tokyo. below are all the different tapes i picked up at the Sanrio store and Itoya--a famous stationary shop in the Ginza district of Tokyo.

2] scarves!!! i love love love scarves. one of my vices along with many others. these are two that i picked up on the trip. the first is from a famous thai silk company founded by Jim Thompson and still bears his name. definitely a place to check out when in bangkok. along with scarves, the company makes awesome little bags for jewelry, makeup and any other miscellaneous things that one would carry around. they feature lots of elephant prints, too!!!

the second scarf encompasses a handful of my favorite things.

-reminiscent of hermes scarves

-skulls

-animal print

and

-the red, white & blue

this scarf is from a japanese designer named Limi Feu.

3] jewelry. another of my vices when it comes to shopping, and i found some great stuff while abroad. 

in bangkok, there's a shopping center called the o.p. place. within it is a store called sin limitless jewelry, where this necklace came from. they have really interesting things that unique and eye-catching, two things that i look for when shopping.

i also really wanted to go to topshop while traveling. they have really unique clothing and jewelry, all of which i love. along with the rings below, i got a few shirts with some americana flair.

another little thing i picked up at the Limi Feu store. couldn't contain myself.

i also found this lava rock gem of a necklace at a little bead shop in thailand. i had gone to get some beads to make some jewelry of my own, but could not pass this one up either.

4] ELEPHANTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love love love love love love elephants. they are one of my favorite animals. here are some of the cute little goodies i got.

the elephant in the middle with the cast is the mascot of the elephant parade charity. a following post will describe the charity and what it is all about. there are a few other elephants that my mom got that i want to photograph and include in that post, as well as information on the charity because it is for a great cause. elephants in southeast asia are not treated well and this organization is fighting for better care and quality of life for elephants. 

anyways, i'll do a second part on just makeup. there is not a lot, but this post is already super duper long. until next time,

xo damers